Gentle Country Days......Monday and Tuesday......

The rain is gone and the mud is drying and all is right in the country these days - country meaning our neck of the woods!

We have been sleeping late and puttering around, eating well and resting some.

There's never a lack of projects to do but we just kind of fall into doing one thing or another.

Monday afternoon, Louis Dean and I were talking about how things were before he started the front room that is attached to the camper - making it our Camper/Cabin now.

The very first thing I bought was a big red screen door! A perfect country place screen door.

It was two years ago at the city wide garage sale here in Mart.

Speaking of that garage sale - I missed last year - and this coming weekend is this year's!

It was scheduled for last Saturday but was reset for this Saturday because of the storms last weekend.

Guess what? 90% chance of storms again this weekend. We will see......

and we will be on Critter Duty again!

Anyway, I told Louis Dean it would be nice to get that screen door up before the flies arrive.

There's a LOT of flies in the country - especially with Mr. Jackson's cattle smack dab in our 'front yard.' When Louis Dean asked me if I would like for him to concentrate on getting that door up - I was so quick to say YES I think his head spun around!

So that's what's he's been working on.

I got my paints out and set up my art table.

There's a perfect place next to the big fridge and kind of behind where the door opens to the side deck that will be perfect for shelves and storage for my art.

That's Louis Dean's next project after the screen door.

We sat out on the deck last night around 7:30 and admired the scenery.

I never remember the horses names but this is the mama to the other brown horse.

Dean and Sherry came down and visited with us and told us all about their weekend.

We told them all our critter stories including Emu!

There is just something so gentle about our time here.

No rushing around. No staying so busy we are exhausted.

We move and work at a slower pace. 

I was talking to Ann, the lady with the goats and pups.......

she lives just a 'piece down the road' from Dean and Sherry.

This is the pic she sent me of the pups.

The one at 8:00 is called Possum and he's the male dog Dean originally wanted. 

I really like that cat at the top of the photo!

Tomorrow afternoon, Louis Dean and I are going over to meet Ann in person.

We are not in the market for a dog but it will be fun to love on all of them.

And it's always fun to make new friends!

I'm finishing up some art I had been working on last month before starting some new pieces.

Last night I went to bed a little but concerned about a Santa I'm trying to redeem.

Actually I was REALLY concerned.....and I still am although he is looking better today.

Louis Dean said, "Linda, I will BUY you another canvas if you want to throw that one away."

That did not help my confidence in fixing Santa.

I was happier with this one although I see I signed it 2018.

Oops.......

Now I am back to work on a pastoral scene that will hang where that pumpkin is - once I get it finished.

Dean and Sherry had supper with us tonight.

I love the times we all sit together on the porch and visit.

I think the pups have names now.

This is Rughar......although that seems to be a name from a character in World of Warcraft.

Maybe his name is Ruger......named after the gun.

And this would be Remy.....short for Remington.

These are such good sweet dogs and so smart, too!

Louis Dean has already gone to bed and I am about to head that way myself.

I'm enjoying The Time Traveler's Wife and usually read for an hour or so after I get in bed.

I will close with this pic of Amber and Mike taken 7 years ago today.

She was about to leave for the hospital where she stayed for 52 days before the babies were born.

She was pretty amazing then and is still equally amazing today.

Goodnight from the Country!!